Sweida residents besieged and set fire to a police HQ following the detention of human rights activist Gibran Murad. Murad was detained in 2011 during the initial protest period but later released. A Maysaf loyalist page condemned the "terrorist act" and says those wishing to act like that should head to Raqqa.

A Kentucky mother has been arrested in connection with the overdose of her eight-month-old child. Starks was taken to the Detention Center. The eight-month-old and a 10-year-old were removed from the home by Health and Family Services.

2 men paddling from to Fire Island with two cats had their trip cut short after the condition of the sea currents began to deteriorate. Water had gotten too rough. They were found a mile from Fire Island.

A suspended Las Vegas police officer who officials say used an unapproved chokehold has become the first in the department in 27 years to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a person he was trying to arrest.

A bicyclist was left injured in the street after getting struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning near Boise High School. The bicyclist suffered serious injuries, but they're not considered life threatening at this time.

A Jackson County jury on Monday recommended a prison sentence of 32 years for a 19-year-old convicted in the 2016 shooting of a Lee’s Summit father who had been trying to sell a gun in the parking lot of an east Kansas City shopping center.

Due to the high temperatures forecasted, all School District of Philadelphia schools will dismiss early at (noon) tomorrow, Tuesday, June 13. All after-school activities including all athletic programs and professional development classes scheduled for Tuesday are canceled as well.

A family is warning others about the dangers of black widow spiders after they had rush their little girl to the emergency room. It started about a week ago when Kristine Donovan noticed her 5-year-old daughter Kailyn had a small purple bruise on the back of her knee.

A man was charged after he found passed out on a couch after using meth and marijuana while his 2-year-old son was found wandering the streets. The boy was cold to the touch and not wearing socks or shoes in the 47-degree temperatures.

A man is accused of battering two Police officers following a fight. Romero started fighting with police, including spitting in an officer's face and kneeing another in the groin. Laguna also resisted arrested. Romero has been charged with two felony counts of assault or battery on law enforcement while Laguna has been booked for disturbing the peace and resisting.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 badly damaged scores of homes on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos Monday, killing one woman and injuring at least 10 people. It was also felt in western Turkey, including in Istanbul, and on neighboring islands.

Deputies are looking for a suspect after a home invasion. It happened in the 4600 block of State Highway D in a rural part of the county. The truck of suspect was last seen heading toward Jackson on Highway D.

UNHCR: "15,000 individuals were displaced during last 10 days after (SDF) launched the operation to take Raqqa. More than half are estimated to have already returned while the rest are waiting for the situation to improve. Some 8,700 IDPs arrived in Ain Issa Cotton Factory Camp (Ar-Raqqa Governorate) in the past week while an estimated 9,100 left the camp during the same period,”

Gary William Strawser of Greenleaf was booked on several charges, including eluding a peace officer, and aggravated assault upon a peace officer. Strawser is also facing several drug charges and outstanding arrest warrants.

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted in a shooting that injured a father and his 2-year-old son. Revoire Harris is wanted in the double shooting that occurred back on the night of May 19th on the 3300 block of Malta Street.

Five people face charges after what police describe as a riot involving dozens of people at the federal housing complex in Caruthersville. It happened Sunday night, June 11, at the Gayoso Federal Housing Complex.